Re: [silk] Intro

2008-11-06 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Srini Ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Cool! You just gave everyone on silk an imaginary Erdos number. ;-) > > But how? Have you written a paper with Perry? I think that's where the 'imaginary' part comes in. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pob

Re: [silk] Intro

2008-11-06 Thread Srini Ramakrishnan
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cool! You just gave everyone on silk an imaginary Erdos number. ;-) But how? Have you written a paper with Perry? Cheeni

Re: [silk] Intro

2008-11-06 Thread Biju Chacko
Cool! You just gave everyone on silk an imaginary Erdos number. ;-) -- b On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 1:26 AM, Perry E. Metzger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Abhishek Hazra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: My Udhay number is probably 2 >> >> would any one on silk have a Erdos number of 2 (or 1) by an

Re: [silk] The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Terrorists

2008-11-06 Thread ss
On Friday 07 Nov 2008 1:20:55 am Perry E. Metzger wrote: > Do you believe that so long as I continue to brush my teeth, the > volcanos will be kept at bay? > > > Perry > > PS as a child I was less diligent about dental hygiene and, at the > same time, Mount Saint Helens violently erupted. You hav

Re: [silk] Shazam! A Projector Is Shrunk

2008-11-06 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 02:58:57PM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote: > I don't own a TV because I can't stop watching them when they're > nearby. It gets worse when you're deprived. Anything movable hits you then like a lead brick in the solar plexus. On the other hand, if I'm online I can't get an

Re: [silk] Shazam! A Projector Is Shrunk

2008-11-06 Thread Perry E. Metzger
"Srini Ramakrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Another reason for not owning a TV is similar to the reason for > avoiding alcohol: You know you have an addiction." I don't own a TV because I can't stop watching them when they're nearby. -- Perry E. Metzger[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [silk] Intro

2008-11-06 Thread Perry E. Metzger
"Abhishek Hazra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>My Udhay number is probably 2 > > would any one on silk have a Erdos number of 2 (or 1) by any chance? Mine is at least a 3. I don't believe it to be a 2, but it is possible that Gopinath, who I co-authored a paper with, wrote one with Erdos at some

Re: [silk] The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Terrorists

2008-11-06 Thread Perry E. Metzger
ss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tuesday 28 Oct 2008 1:08:11 am Perry E. Metzger wrote: >> Your claim, reproduced above, is that somehow the US has patched its >> weak spots in its security and that we are therefore now more >> secure. Neither activity you cite has any actual value in increasin

[silk] Fixing the world on $2/day

2008-11-06 Thread Udhay Shankar N
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4273674.html MIT's Guru of Low-Tech Engineering Fixes the World on $2 a Day >From impoverished Peruvian villages to MIT's D-Lab, professor Amy Smith and her spirited team of engineers are on a mission: Fight global poverty and improve living stan